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@cinematthew.bsky.social
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Media, Cinema, & Digital Studies PhD candidate & Grad Instructor at UW Milwaukee | Film exhibition, media technology, & American film history | he/him

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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
2001: A Space Odyssey is playing in town on 70mm tonight so I was doing some light research on its Cinerama exhibition. It played my hometown (Twin Cities), appropriately, at the beautiful Cooper Cinerama Theatre in June 1968
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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
$2 million a year would cover the salaries of approximately 40 writing instructors (paid a reasonable, but still low wage). I would love to do a John Henry v. the steam shovel experiment to see which has superior effects, whatever this initiative discovers, or 40 additional writing instructors.
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Mél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
data centers make the political economy of big tech visible
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Not to essentialize, but I routinely find that film people approach literature with a level of mutual respect and an understanding of medium specificity that is rarely returned
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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
so many self-styled intellectuals tripping over themselves to volunteer their inability to take movies seriously or understand how they work
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Just sharing this again for no particular reason...
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Above the spectacle, I'm still thinking about how devastating The Odyssey's moral and political assertions are -- simple and epochal elevated to piercing and confrontational truths through Nolan's structure and form. What an unexpected companion piece to Oppenheimer: letterboxd.com/matthewcoope...
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A review of The Odyssey (2026)
While never apolitical, you would be forgiven for not calling Nolan a political filmmaker. But after seemingly excising the last of his high-concept genre pretensions with Tenet, his turn toward more ...
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Welp, it was fun while it lasted variety.com/2026/digital...
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Netflix in Talks to Buy Letterboxd: Report
Letterboxd has reportedly held exploratory sales talks with Netflix, Paramount, Sony Pictures and other parties.
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Some days you just have to spend your morning cold emailing movie theater chains to ask if they'll tell you who supplies their reclining seats
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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 24/05/2026
The dude who runs Twitter, controls your feed, and makes money off your posts is on week two of posting about how Chris Nolan casting a black woman as a beautiful woman is anti-white genocide. I do not want to write for that guy for free, which is what you're doing when you post to his platform.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 20/05/2026
OpenAI Announces Construction Of New Data Center On Top Of Sick Child
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I'm going to say it now, I really have zero patience for the impending onslaught of #TheOdyssey discourse. Historical accuracy or fidelity to the source material is not what makes an adaptation interesting (or even good)
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Teaching @doctorow.pluralistic.net's book Enshittification this afternoon. To my chagrin, my students were not as enthusiastic at the end of our last class about assigned reading with profanity in the title as I'd have hoped
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SCMS Graduate Student Organization @scmsgso.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Self-nomination period for two Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Co-Chair positions is currently open and will close on Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 11:59 pm CDT. If you are interested, fill out the form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Disney's announcement at #CinemaCon yesterday of an "InfinityVision" branding initiative for Premium Large Format screens is a totally bizarro move that also underscores some essential conditions of the 2020s theatrical exhibition business🧵 thewaltdisneycompany.com/news/infinit...
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The Walt Disney Studios and Global Theatrical Exhibition Partners Launch 'Infinity Vision' — The Ultimate Premium Moviegoing Experience | The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Studios announced the launch of Infinity Vision, a new certification for premium large format (PLF) theaters.
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
This afternoon at 4:15: Come see me, @ptklein.com, and Sarah Sinwell discuss independent theatrical film exhibition! Session M8, sponsored by @misig-scms.bsky.social #scms26
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The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 28/03/2026
Every month, streaming gets a bit closer to good old fashioned pay TV. Now seemingly every service pairs its scripted entertainment with lowbrow reality fare and live sports.
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Netflix Price Hike Reveals Streaming’s Next Phase: Pushing Consumers Away From Ad-Free Options
Every month, streaming gets a bit closer to good old fashioned pay TV. Now seemingly every service pairs its scripted entertainment with lowbrow reality fare and live sports.
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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Once again sharing my annual advice for conference-going: Be sure to eat a vegetable every once in a while. It's easy to get to Day 3 feeling like garbage and then realize you've only eaten granola bars and bar food. Eat a plant when you can. (And drink water and not just coffee!) #SCMS26
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PT Klein @ptklein.com · 25/03/2026
If you’re headed to the @scmstudies.bsky.social conference in Chicago this week, I’ve put together this feed that pulls in every post tagged with #SCMS26 to make it easy to connect and follow along! Say hey if I’ll see you there! ✌️
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Aca-Media @aca-media.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
It's SCMS conference week! A good time to recirculate this 2023 document: "Tips From SCMS Members for Having a Productive and Supportive In-Person Conference" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Tips for Having a Productive and Supportive SCMS In-Person Conference Experience
Tips From SCMS Members for Having a Productive and Supportive In-Person Conference Note: This was originally composed in April 2023 for the first SCMS back in-person after the virtual ones. It has b...
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SCMS Graduate Student Organization @scmsgso.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
🎬 Grad students of #SCMS2026 — come say hello! Save the date: Thursday, March 26, 8-9 pm at Fairmont International Ballroom Join us for drinks, conversation, and community at the Graduate Student Reception.
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Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I just find it funny that people think the guy who made ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER somehow needs to be clearer about where he stands politically.
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
By my count, that's four genuinely excellent Best Picture winners in a row now? Either the Academy has genuinely turned a corner or we're on a collision course towards something far, far worse than Green Book
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Kim Masters @kimmasters.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
“Roughly $24 billion of Paramount’s takeover financing is coming from the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia. [The] journalist-killing kingdom is poised to become a part-owner of one of the world’s most influential news organizations.”
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 25/02/2026
HE NEVER MISSES
jim cameron accepting the oscar in 1998 while shouting "im the king of the world" which will be literally true when he alone survives the nuclear holocaust because he's at the bottom of the atlantic when it happens
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Look, I'm not saying that I'm excited. But an exercise in Saturday morning cartoon plotting and wall-to-wall creature design also feels like a perfectly legitimate direction for a Star Wars flick (y'know, a *children's* series) to take?
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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
It is simply not true that LLMs are "black boxes." Not knowing everything about something doesn't make it a black box. The architecture was developed prior to their invention. They are iterated via intentional design. This is not a black box. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
When you're a pet owner (especially of two), there are days when it is more glaringly apparent that you're sharing your home with two animals. Today has been one of those days...
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Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
No one mourns the "Wicked."
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Ehrlich's videos are always joyful tributes to cinema in all its genres, modes, and national and industrial permutations. A great lunch break watch!
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Worth remembering that despite many missteps, Kathleen Kennedy also shepherded one of the best big-budget studio films of the 2010s (The Last Jedi, a franchise best) and perhaps the single best television series to debut so far this decade (Andor) variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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Lucasfilm Replacing Kathleen Kennedy With Dave Filoni, Lynwen Brennan as New ‘Star Wars’ Bosses
Lucasfilm has lined up replacements for Kathy Kennedy when she steps down from running the company behind "Star Wars" this year.
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The Golden Globes are a fun time because you have celebrities taking up airtime with unfunny comedic bits and cutaways to Polymarket ads while Jafar Panahi is sitting there about to be arrested by his government for making films
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SCMS Graduate Student Organization @scmsgso.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
GSO is planning a new webinar series—and we want your input. Current topic ideas include: Academic Freedom Research Methods Job and Career Pathways We welcome additional suggestions and feedback. Please share your ideas using this form: forms.gle/GtyCF5ZtEq6a...
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The deadline to sign up for the #SCMS26 mentorship program (as either mentee or mentor) is next Friday! The GSO is also looking to connect first-time attendees with more experienced grad students. A reminder email was sent out this morning with more info and sign-up links
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Justin Rawlins @justinrawlins.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash is now in theaters, so it's as good a time as any to re-plug my article on high frame rate projection
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SCMS Graduate Student Organization @scmsgso.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
GSO Spotlight Program We’re thrilled to introduce a new initiative! If you’ve recently been published, completed your dissertation, received an award, or have other exciting news to share, we want to highlight you. Submissions can be made here: forms.gle/dpyQDLCoNKtL...
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Seven straight Warner Bros. pictures earned over $40 million on their opening weekends. Warner Bros. led the Golden Globes noms. It's having one of the best years critically and financially in its history. Why is it auctioning itself off? The answer explains a lot about the modern economy.
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Why Is Warner Bros. for Sale at All? - The American Prospect
Its product has never been more critically or financially successful. Why is it auctioning itself off?
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Greatly enjoyed reading Ramzi Fawaz's essay on Andor in the new issue of Film Quarterly, where he shrewdly argues that the series "sits resolutely within the history of global revolutionary media." doi.org/10.1525/fq.2...
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“I Have Friends Everywhere”Andor’s Revolutionary Commitments
This essay places Disney’s Studios’ acclaimed Star Wars television series Andor within the history of contemporary revolutionary media, most notably as a modern-day descendant of Gillo Pontecorvo’s Th...
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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Joint Statement of the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
The world’s largest streaming company swallowing one of its biggest competitors is what antitrust laws were designed to prevent. The outcome would eliminate jobs, push down wages, worsen conditions for all entertainment workers, raise prices for consumers, and reduce the volume and diversity of content for all viewers. Industry workers along with the public are already impacted by only a few powerful companies maintaining tight control over what consumers can watch on television, on streaming, and in theaters. This merger must be blocked.
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Wow... One of the formative movie theaters of my childhood in the Twin Cities colliding with the formative movie theater of my college years in Chicago!
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Super stoked that our panel on independent film exhibition was accepted! 🎉 See you all in Chicago in a few months!
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
(GDT's Frankenstein is the best movie I'm seen so far this year and deserves to be seen in theaters. Achingly personal, staggeringly archetypal. Seen it twice and sobbed both times)
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cinematthew.bsky.social @cinematthew.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Summer from Vivaldi's Four Seasons at the end of Portrait of a Lady on Fire comes to mind
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Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
RIP actor & Chicago native Ron Dean. He interrogated Dr. Richard Kimble in THE FUGITIVE, he dropped Andy off at detention in THE BREAKFAST CLUB, he was shot by Harvey Dent in THE DARK KNIGHT, he was Marty Crane's poker buddy on FRASIER, and so much more.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2025
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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Kim Masters @kimmasters.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
That’s gotta really hurt. (And I am stunned.)
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Matt Belloni @mattbelloni.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Writers Guild protest is starting now at the Disney gate in Burbank….
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